Carmelo Anthony Gets Emotional During Interview After Team USA Wins Gold

Carmelo Anthony gets emotional in a postgame interview following Team USA's gold medal winning victory over Serbia.

Aug 21, 2016
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Sunday afternoon the U.S. Men's Basketball team spanked Serbia, which was not unexpected. And afterward Carmelo Anthony gave an emotional interview wherein he admitted that today was the last game he'd play for Team USA, retiring as the team's all-time top scorer and also as the only man to win three Olympic basketball gold medals.

However during the postgame Q&A he also ventured outside of basketball to give his thoughts on the current fractured state of the country:

Best part of Carmelo Anthony's Postgame interview. More than just basketball. Thank you for this message pic.twitter.com/1VUNe1UfQ7

— Jabari Young (@JabariJYoung) August 21, 2016

While he'll undoubtedly get dumped on again once the Knicks get off to like, I don't know, an 8-11 start this season, his Sunday afternoon words struck a sympathetic cord on Twitter:

USA Basketball coaches have always thought much more highly of Melo than rest of NBA community. He just gave another reason why

— Ian O'Connor (@Ian_OConnor) August 21, 2016

"...but we have to be united." 🇺🇸

Thank you, Melo...so, so strong.

— Kristen Ledlow (@KristenLedlow) August 21, 2016

MELO CRYING TEARS FOR THIS GOLD MEDAL AND AMERICAN UNITY DAMN THIS IS TOO REAL

— maurice (@tallmaurice) August 21, 2016

It's pretty dope to see Melo have so much fun in the Olympics. May never win a ring, but can't really argue that he isnt/hasn't been great.

— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) August 21, 2016

Moving to see and hear Carmelo Anthony so moved by winning his 3rd and last gold medal for our country. He was the leader. Bless you, man.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) August 21, 2016

If you weren't a Melo fan before that interview, you are now.

— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) August 21, 2016

Go Melo, respect that emotion

— Eric Pincus (@EricPincus) August 21, 2016

If Melo wins an NBA title it's gonna be rivers

— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) August 21, 2016

gonna cry like that when melo gets his ring this year

— Desus Nice💯 (@desusnice) August 21, 2016

It would appear that he actually meant it when he said this. Congrats on gold No. 3.

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